Tag: Authoritarianism
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Republicans no longer find democracy convenient
So our Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case from a Trump supporter to overturn the results of the election in Pennsylvania and award its Electoral College votes to Trump. That’s good and should not be a surprise given that the Constitution allows each state to decide how to award its Electoral College…
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Abolish the police?
It’s too early to say, but the death of George Floyd may actually lead to real policing reform in this country. The outcry has been enormous on all levels with protests in all U.S. states plus many foreign countries. It’s not one time protests either. This thing’s got legs. It’s causing brouhaha even here in…
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Republicans opt to follow Trump … right off the cliff
Donald Trump is really not that hard to figure out. If Obama was for it, he’s against it. This is because in 2011 President Obama publicly lampooned him at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. Not used to being publicly humiliated and having an extreme case of narcissism, Trump of course dialed it up to…
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Much worse than Watergate
Our Chinese curse of living in interesting times continues. These days are truly extraordinary, although it may be hard for many Americans to see it. Our republic hangs in the balance on what happens over the next days, weeks and months. It’s easy even for me to get caught up in the political drama of…
Occam's Razor 